Christmas bargain thread one - the one where it officially starts!

[Reastie]

Thanks so much to @Sideorderofchips for keeping things going. I can barely believe it's September and (for me at least!) that only means one thing - Christmas can start!!!!

Hope you've all had a great year and have missed you all. Last couple of years I've had various health things going on so have been a bit distant from the threads. Not quite there yet but feeling stronger than this time last year and I can't wait until I see more festive items in the shops! I've already bought my advent calendar - I've got the taskmaster one (which I'm quite excited about!).

I'll post various links etc in the next thread first post but essentailly you guys know the drill - share and be nice or leave.

<waves to everyone>

Thanks for the new thread, looking forward to more bargainous buys!

OMG!! YAY!!
Ive not been on the pre bargain threads but looking forward to the Christmas countdown with these threads - I have to hide the fact I’m even on here from my dp because he doesn’t believe in Christmas until 24th December.
Loads of my Christmas presents come from these bargains so looking forward to another year of hunting them down!
Thanks once again @Reastiefor leading the way! Glad to hear you’re feeling better this year.

Aw my favourite thread of the year. Ding dong merrily and all that.

Thanks very much for the thread @Reastie and to @Sideorderofchips for the pre-Xmas build up.

I hope your health continues to improve x

Re: Xmas bargains

The White Company now has an extra 15% off all sale stock.

They have some adorable woolly sheep/rabbit/spring decorations in the sale that could easily become Xmas decorations. I also picked up a mini Father Christmas hanging plushie for £4.10. I think it’s meant as a baby toy, (they also had a Xmas sheep version), but it’s going on my tree.

They had some lovely children’s items reduced in my local - including a Xmas knitted hat for a baby.

The best deals are probably in-store, but if shopping online, code: BANKHOL15 gives 15% all sale stuff.

This would make a subtle Xmas jumper for grown ups, (it’s thin material, very soft), and £35 with the discount:

https://www.thewhitecompany.com/uk/Sparkle-Crew-Neck-Jumper-with-Recycled-Cotton/p/A16837?swatch=Black

My friend bought the dress version from our local shop for Xmas Day - it’s lovely, very flattering and with the discount cost £28!

Hurray! I have been discussing advent calendars with my DC this week as I have been following the beauty advent calendar thread for the past month or so and DH can’t understand why I am talking about Christmas already… I know everyone on this thread can! 🎄

Mine used to be the same until he realised that Christmas happened because of my organisation in the preceding months. I heard him telling his friends how organised I was and felt a little smug.
It's worth going back through the bargain threads.

@Reastie@sideorderofchips
Thank you for the best bit of Mumsnet.

Perfect timing! It's DD's birthday this week, and Xmas always starts just after that!

Marking my place! Thank you @Reastie @sideorderofchips

Thanks @Reastie Been on these threads since mine were tiny and they’re now teens, had some great bargains over the years. Let the countdown (and the saving) begin!

Hooray! Great to see you back and thank you! But please can you remember to urge people to use the Bookmark function so we don’t have 3 pages each thread of “marking my place” posts taking up so much of the thread? 🤦🏻‍♀️
FYI other posters- at the bottom of each post there is a “bookmark” option. Select it and it keeps your place on the thread without the need to write a post to say you’re marking your place and using up posts!!!

Woo hoo. My favourite thread of the year. Thanks Reastie.

Yay!! Thank you @Reastielive this thread! Saves Christmas every year! Not had any deals to share so far in the pre Xmas thread but hope they will start coming through soon!! Looking forward to the festive bargains build up!

Checking in! Welcome back @Reastie and everyone else. I'm very late this year, nothing purchased so far, but trying to be more selective and certain in my choices as the DC grow older and have stronger opinions.

Further to this, if you use the 'watch' button bottom right of Reastie's first post, Mumsnet will will show a notification whenever someone posts which will take you to your bookmark.

So glad i’m not the only one thinking about xmas! Even though i’ve still got both DC birthdays to go before then!

Three cheers @Reastie! Relatives are still mentioning the (bargain) skechers slippers I nabbed last year.

Emma hardie moringa 200ml balm is still half price on amazon - £37.50! I've treated myself, but it's a fantastic luxury gift for fans of it. Make sure you select 200ml, as the 100ml is going for £39

Emma hardie moringa balm

Yay! The best thread of the year is here! Been joining this since mine were babies and now are starting secondary.
I said it on the prequel thread but can’t thank everyone enough for last year when you found Otis the reindeer for us. My son (he would never admit this!!) sleeps with it every night!

Just place marking - have been following the prequel thread a d had some great bargains for DS birthday next week - hoping to achieve the same for Christmas this year!!

Thankyou @Reastie and @Sideorderofchips

It’s 16 weeks today till Christmas Eve, if anyone was wondering! My DDs asked me the other day how long it would be, so they’re already thinking about it too 🎅

Woohoo!! My favourite thread. Love the run up too- thank you @sideorderofchips , but I love the pace the bargains arrive at now. I think this will be my 13th year on the threads (under various names). Thanks @Reastie and glad to hear you are feeling a little better.

If you can avoid eating sweets you've bought in advance, these desert skittles are 98p if you subscribe ane save at amazon here and on the 9th of September Sainsbury's will do its offer on Cadbury share bags for 99p and I usually stock up for wee present and baking additions.

Place marking! Picked up some great bargains last year, so thanks all!

Also using the opportunity to link to this thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas/5409811-small-business-supporters-christmas?page=1

I know lots of people are looking for cheaper bargains, but small businesses often have great Christmas deals on (and of course, sales mean so much for more them than they do for the likes of amazon, John Lewis etc)

So sorry to hear of your health @Reastie and wishing you the swift recovery you deserve. I say deserve because (and I can't think how many years this has been going for, but I've been on MN for 20 now) I think you've probably made millions of people's Christmas that little bit better. From the thousands people on the thread who join and post every year. Those who just watch and grab the odd bargain here and there. Those who don't use MN at all, but in the office, as someone calls across, "Jane, your granddaughter would like this" and shares a link to a bargain from here. Then of course, there's all the lucky recipients.

This is my happy place. And I know it is for so many others. It wouldn't be Christmas for me without you and your thread. It's tradition.

Thank you, from our household, and on behalf of the countless people who've had that little bit more joy because of you and your threads ❤️

Seconding everything said by MademoisellePraline

Been following on the prequels and firmly in the Christmas spirit already (despite both dd’s birthdays being beforehand) sorry to hear your not feeling well @Reastie wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹 this thread had always been my favourite part of mumsnet and one where a lovely MN’r saved my eldests DDs Christmas last year by literally making a hash brown cuddly toy for her 😍🤣 been here for the white stuff sock advent glitch and various others 🤍🤍🎄🎄🎄
a few of the bargs I have come across this morning:
waddles penguin down to £14.99
Peppa pig drawing pad thing £5.99
Peppa Talk&Sing down to £10.99
Peppa boat trip toy down to£16.99
monster high polly pocket down to £11.99
Echo dot down to £39.99 (although I’m sure this was down to like £25 last year Black Friday so might be worth holding off)
Polly pocket birthday unicorn down to £23.99
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